01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052391
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- PA15 1XU
OSCR note: Inverclyde Family Contact Centre SCIO SC052391 was established to replace Inverclyde Family Contact Centre SC035041
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide a friendly neutral space where children of estranged parents can meet their parent who does not have custody in an effort to improve the relationship. The Centre is seen as a neutral venue and is warm and welcoming with toys and equipment to encourage activities. Staff and volunteers are on hand to provide support in building relationships and being interactive with the child.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The relief of distress among children who do not live with both their birth father and birth mother where the families are affected by difficulties and/or disputes over child contact and in furtherance thereof. (a) To facilitate where possible the building and maintenance of healthy relationships between the children and their parents, grandparents or significant others (b) To maintain one or more supervised venues for children to have contact with their separated parents, grandparents or significant others in a safe, neutral and child-centred environment (Family Contact Centre/s) (c) Recognising that the children's contact period is a stressful time for the adults involved, to give emotional support both to those having contact with the children and to those with whom the children reside (d) To encourage the provision and use of family mediation, and discourage by better education, the use of child contact as a bargaining counter in family disputes
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £77,442 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £72,986 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 1 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £97,993 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £59,517 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 15 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 29 September 2024 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 6 Jamaica Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- inverclydefamilycontact.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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